Information about #CDBC39 color

#CDBC39 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDBC39 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 188, 57) — 80.4% red, 73.7% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 58 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CDBC39 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Old Gold (#CFB53B). Slightly further away sit Warm Olive (#C7B63C) and Metallic Gold (#D3AF37).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 188, 57)), which gives #CDBC39 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #CDBC39 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDBC39 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CDBC39 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CDBC39

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

#CDBC39 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDBC39
  • RGB205, 188, 57
  • CMYK0, 7, 58, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 188, 57)
  • HSL53°, 60%, 51%
  • HSL Precise53.108°, 59.677%, 51.373%
  • HSV53°, 72%, 80%
  • HSB53°, 72%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.737, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.737, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.737, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDBC39
  • DECIMAL ID13483065
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01